Reversible radiator hanger



April 1, 1930. F. w. FULLER REVERSIBLE RADIATOR HANGER Filed Dec. 5,1926 2 Sheets-Shae; 1

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REVERSIBLE RADIATOR HANGER Filed Dec. 5, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fjwuwntoal ra/n70 12/72/07" Patented Apr. 1, 1930 FATE? QFFICE FRANK w. FULLER,er. PAUL, vnnnn-sorn REVERSIBLE RADIATOR HANGER v I Applieation filedDecember 3, 1926. Serial No. 152,344.

The present invention relates to a radiator hanger. a

In the hanging of a radiator from a wall it is customary to use abracket fastened to a wall against which the'radiator is to be hung andhaving a foot portion suspended by a pipe connected to said bracket, thefoot portion passing beneath the lower end of the radiator to supportit.

It is necessary in order to make the radiator hang vertically inoutwardly spaced relation from the wall to provide spacing members atboth the upper and lower ends thereof, and, since the distance which itis desired to space the radiator from the wall varies with differentinstallations it is usually necessary to carry a large number of spacingmembers and brackets in-stock in order to provide hangers for thevarious installations required.

An object of the present invention is to hang a radiator from a wall bya hanger having an adjustable top bracket and spacing member and anadjustable bottom spacing member to space a radiator from a wall at adistance which may vary with the requirements of the individualinstallation.

, In order to attainthis object, there isprO- -vided,in accordance withonefeature of the invention, aradiator hanger with a reversible topbracket having side'portio'ns of different lengths to space the top of aradiator supported thereby outwardly "from the wall, an

' adjustable foot member being also provided to space -the lower portionof aradiator su'pported thereby outwardly vfromthe wall atvaryingdistances which are determined by the position of the foot memberwith respect to the wall. I

These and other features 'of; the invention,

40 notspecificallymentioned, will be more fully brought out in thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings, wherein: V

Figure 1-,-shows a transverse sectio-nthrough a radiator supportedagainst a wall :where no baseboard is used and where it is desired tohave the radiator positioned closely adjacent the wall. I I

Fi ure 2, is a view similar'to -Figur'e 1, showing the radiatorspacedoutwardly from the'wall a greater distance than that illus- 'trated inFigure 1, with the foot member supported on a baseboard.

Figures 3, 4, and 5, show, respectively, a top elevation, sideelevation, and cross'section of the adjustable foot" member.

Figure 6, is a view in perspective of a reversible top supportingbracket.

Figure 7 is a view in front elevation of the complete hanger showing aradiator supported thereon in dotted lines.

Figure 8, is a view in top elevation of a radiator supporting arm. I p HFigure 9, is a view in sideelevation thereof; and 1 FigurelO, is a viewon the line 10-10 of 65 Figure 9. V I

7 Referring to the drawings in detail, a wall bracket A is constructedto havefthe two sides 1 and 2 thereof of'uncqual length, the side 1 i Ibeing of the length required when it is de--- sired to hang the radiatorclosely adjacent the wall, as in Figure 1, and the side 2 being somewhatlonger so as to space the radiatorfurther from the wall, as in Figure 2.It is customary to hang the radiator close to the wall when theconservation of space is desired, the normal spacing in this case beingabout one and seven-eighthsinches and to hang the radiator further fromthe wall Where the conservation of space is not a fac- 0 tor orwheresanitation is the main factor to "be considered'as in hospitals andpublic buildings. In such installations-the standard spacing istwo andone-half inches from the wall.

. Holes 3 .in'the'side 1, andlholes 4 in the side 2, may be usedreversibly for receivino a lag screw '5 set in a wall 6 by meansofwhichthe wall bracket A'is fastened to thewall, or to receive pipe 7uponwhi'ch an arm 8 is mount- Y ed to support a radiator 13. The holes 3and 4 are each provided with a small olfset portion 9 having a radius ofcurvature equal-to that of the lag screw, the large central portion ofsaid holes being of a size to freely receive a stay bolt 14, which ispassed between the columns of the radiator and is provided with a largewasher 15 on the outer endthereof to engage the inner edges oftwo-adjacent radiator sections-tohold them tightly against the flange 10or 11, as required, to provide the required spacing from the Wall. Thepipe 7 is cut to the required length for each radiator as it isinstalled. and is threaded to receive a base spacing member C thereon.The base member C comprises a flat, central portion 16, with downwardlyturned end portions 17 and 18 across the narrow dimenslon of the footmemberCto provide increased supporting area against the wall orbaseboard against which thisbase member rests. An opening 19 is providedin the foot member 0 which may be threaded to engage the lower end ofthe pipe 7, the center of the opening being spaced at predetermineddistances from the sides of the foot member C. The greatestdistance fromthe center of the opening 19 to any side of the foot member C is that onthe line'20. This long dimension is required when it isdesired to hangthe radiator withthe foot member C resting against the wall and with theradiator spaced outwardly from the wall the maximum distance. Instandard practice thismaximum dimension is about two and one-halfinches. The other three sides of the foot member C are at distances fromthe center of the opening which will permit the radiatorto be hungvertically either when positioned close to the wall, as in Figure 1,where no baseboard is employed, or with the radiator spaced outwardly agreater distance either with the foot member resting upon thebaseboardor with the long end 20' resting against the wall, not shown. standardminimum wall clearance which is provided when the radiator is hung as inThe ' sion may be used where abaseboard threequartersof an inch thick isencountered,.and the third smallest dimension may be used where abaseboard five-eighths of an inch thick is encountered. VVhile the footmember 0 is shown as threaded onto the pipe 7, the ,opening'19in thefoot member may be of a size to freely receive the pipe, and a nut,'not

shown, similar to a nut 21 on the upper end ofthe pipe 7 may beemployedto sustain'the weight of the radiator and retain the foot memberon the pipe; A radiator supporting arm comprises a rear portion 22having an opening theret-hrough of a size to receive the pipe 7 andanarm portion 28 having an upwardly: curved outer end to support the lowerend of the radiator thereon. The radiator supporting arm 8 is here shownas being formed from heavy sheet metal with the rear end thereof loopedaround to receive the pipe 7 and being spot welded as at 24 and 25 toprovide additional strength. While this is the preferred form, theradiator supporting arm 8 may be of cast or forged metal ofsubstantially the shape shown without depart ing from the spirit of theinvention. I In hanging a radiator on a wall in accordance withthe'present invention, a lag screw 5 is first firmly affixed in positionon the wall and the bracket A is hung upon the lag screw, The pipe 7 isthen cut to the required length and threaded at both ends. The nut 21 atthe upper end thereof is then screwed onto the pipe and the pipe isdropped through an opening 3 or 4 in the wall bracket A. The bracket Ais positioned with either side 1 or 2 adjacent the wall and with theother side 2 or 1 extending outwardly therefrom, depending upon whetherthe radiator is to be hung close to the wall or spaced outwardlytherefrom to provide additional clearance. The radiator supporting arm 8is then placed in position upon the pipe and the foot mem ber C issecured in position on the lower end of the pipe, and'is adjusted toprovide the proper clearance from the wall or baseboard,

The lower end of the radiator is then placed upon the radiatorisupportarm and the radiator is tilted up into position. The "tie bolt 14 with awasher 15 thereon is then inserted between the columns of the radiatorand the end of the tie bolt is passed through the slot 12 or 13 in theupturned flange 10 or 11. A

nut is then threaded onto the inner end of the tie bolt, and the tiebolt screwed into the nut, using a screw driver introduced between thesections of the radiator to engage the slotted head of the tie bolt.This faces the radiator inwardly into close abutment with the. up-

turned flange; 10 or 11 and completes the op;

eration.

With a radiator hanger of the present type, it is unnecessary to stockdifferent sizes of brackets andfootmembers or radiator supiport arms toprovide difierent spacings from the wall, since the hanger is adaptablefor any standard size or type of radiator and to provide'a requiredspacing'from the wall or base board.

Iclaim: 1

1. A wallvradiator hanger comprising a bracket securely fastenedto awall,'a supporting member carried by said'wall bracket todepend'ther'efrom', a foot piece mountedupon said supporting member tosupport a'radiator thereon, and a spacing member mounted upon the lowerportion of said'su'p'porting member below said foot piece tofberotatable thereon and to provide a support for the' latter, said spacingmember having the sides thereof at'difl 'erent distances from thesupportingmember to space the -lowerportion of said supporting member apredetermined distanoe from a Wall upon which the device is mounted.

2. In combination with a Wall radiator hanger having a depending supportmember carried by a wall bracket'and a foot piece mounted on saiddepending member to carry a radiator, a combined bottom nut and basespacing member positioned below said foot piece, comprising asubstantially rectangular member having a hole drilled and tappedtherein of a size to threadedly engage the lower end of said dependingmember, said hole being so disposed as to be spaoed'at differentdistances from the sides of said base spacing member.

3. In combination With a wall radiator hanger having a depending supportmember carried by a Wall bracket, a foot piece mounted on said dependingmember to carry a radiator, and a combined stop and base spacing memberpositioned below said foot whereby to limit the downward movement of thelatter and to hold the lower portion of the radiator spaced from a wall.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK W. FULLER.

